Vending-machine.



PATBN'TED MAR. 20, 1906,.- J.E.PAGKARD.-' W VENDING MACHINE; APPLICATIONFILED APR.22. 1903.

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4 SHEETS-SEEET 2 M wry/ No. 815,731. PATENTED MAR. 20, 1906. J. E.PACKARD.

VENDING MACHINE. 1 APPLIdATiON FILED M322. 1993.

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. Mafi/famey UNITED STATES PATENT] ornron MULTI VENDING COMPANY,

OF PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, A

CORPORATION OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

, V NDING- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 22,1903. seriairopmasaz.

ivlAcHmEf Patented March 20, 1903.

To all whom zit-may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN E. PACKARD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county-of L'os Angeles and 5 State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVending- Machines; and Ido herebydeclare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers [0' skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. p

This invention relates to that type of vending-machines in which arotatable commodity-carrier having therein compartments to receivethe'article to be vended is inclosed within-a casing. g The objectsof'the invention are to furnish a'casing composed of aplurality ofinterlocking sections constructed. andarranged for the several sectionsto be securely locked and held in position when the top or cover is inplace; to construct a casingwith a plurality of sections so formedandarranged as toslidably engage one with the other and furnish aninterlock by which the casing asa' whole is secured together without theuse of screws struct a casing in whichtheseveral sections are slidablyengaged and held in position by a slidable top adapted to be lockedto asup port-and when locked prevent the tampering with the casing'and atthe same time securing the sections of the-body of the casing fixedly inplace; to furnish a-combined centeringand discharging devicespring-a0tuated and controlling the position of a'revolublecommodity-carrier to construct a discharging-device supported by acarriage and have the carriage oscillate through the means of arms, arocking shaft, and-an actuating-lever, and to improve generallytheconstructionand operation of the several elements entering into .themechanism for actuating the discharging device orejec-tor. w g

The invention consists in the features of construction and combinationsof parts hereafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure ;1 is a perspective ,view with the body of thecasing broken out and with the top or cover and a corner ofthe-bodyofthe casing broken out to show the revoluble commodity-carrier; Fig. 2, av perspective View of the mechanism controlsections fixedlyin p lingthemovement of the carriage for thedis= charging device or ejector,showing some of5'5 the parts broken off or broken out and i'n-s'ec= tionFig.3, a detail in section, showing the in? terlock for the removablesection of the body of the casing Fig. 4;, adetail in section,- showingtheback support for the machine engaged with the top or cover of themachine; Fig. 5, a perspective view, partly broken away and illustratingthe commodity-carrier, thedischarging device or ejector, the carriagetherefor, the supporting-arms, and the rock-shaft and thecoin-controlled mechanism; 6, a

perspective view showing the coin-controlled mechanism; Fig. 7, a detailin perspective, showing .a modified construction of thedise chargingdevice or ejector, its carriage, and

support; Fig. 8, a detail in section,- showing the lower end of apackage-compartment;

Fig.9, asectional elevation showing the construction of the casing withthebackboard or backing ,partly slid to its final f 10, -a detail incross-section, showing the inposition; Fig.

terlock between thetop and the upper end of the body of the section andFig. 11 a cross- I section through the body of the casing with or othersimilar fastening means; to c0n' the backboard or backing removed.

The casingis constructed of a plurality of sections interlocked witheach other, so .as to enable the front section of the body of the casingto be removed from the remaining section of the body of the casin andwith '8 5 the top slidable into lposition toloc thebodyace. The frontsection "1 of the body of thecasing is preferably formed jwith a frontwall of a semicircular. shape in 1 cross-section and continum walls, asshown more particu arly mFig. 11.

straight side This front 1 can be made of sheet metal or other suitablematerial bent or otherwise formed into the preferred shape. Thecenter ofthe semicylindrical' front wall of the sec' tion-1 of the casing hastherein a vertical slot, and on each side of this slot, are guides 2,iii:- edly. secured to the face of the section, leavinga channel betweenthe guides and the wall of the section of the casing, in which ICOchannel is entered a strip 3 oftransparent material,-so that observationcanbemade'. as

to the condition of the revoluble commodity carrier inside of thecasing. The strip 3. o'f ,transparent'material can be slidinto position105,

I and when in position the strip, as well as the section 1 of the bodyof the casing, is held in position by the top or cover 4, for whichpurpose the periphery of the top or cover has a flange 5, so turned asto form a groove into which enters a flange or shoulder 6 at the upperend of the front section of the casing. The remaining section of thebody of the casing consists of a lower or base portion 7, extending upfrom which at the rear side are strips 8, forming with the side walls ofthe section 1 the side walls of the casing as a whole, and the front ofthe base portion 7 is semicylindrical in shape to form with the frontwall of the section 1 the front wall of the casing as a whole. Thevertical strips 8 each have secured thereto a strip 9 bent to form agroove or channel 9, and into each groove or channel 9 is entered aninterlocking bar 10, secured to a strip 10*, attached to the wall oneach side of the casing. The interlocking bars 10 can be entered intothe grooves or channels 9 and when entered the front section 1 of thecasing will be fixedly secured to the base or remaining section of thecasing, making a casing complete as a unity. The front section 1, itwill be seen,

is removably attached to the base-section,

so that it can be slid upwardly and removed to enable access to be hadto the interior of the casing. The upper end of the side strips 8 of thebase-section of the casing each has a flange or tongue corresponding tothe flange or tongue 6 on the front section 1, which flange or tongueenters the groove or channel 5 of the cover for the cover to furnish alook when in place against the withdrawal of the front section 1 of thecasin and make a complete casing out of the several separable sections.

The rear edge of each strip 8 in the construction shown is rearwardlyextended and turned at right angles to form a groove or channel 11between the right-angle'portion of each strip 8 and a backing 20,secured to the strips 9 or otherwise. The channels or grooves 11 receivethe side edges of a backboard or backing 12, which ean be entered at thebottom end of the grooves or channels 11 and slid upwardly in thegrooves or channels to lie adjacent to the back 20 of the casing. Theupper end of the backboard or backing 12 has secured thereto a hasp orperforated projection 13, which when the backboard or backing is fullyentered passes through a hole formed therefor in the top or cover 4, sothat a hasp-lock or other suitable device can be passed through the haspor perforation of the projection 13, and thus secure the top or coveragainst being slid off until the securing means is removed from thebackboard or backing and the board or backing slid downwardly sufficientto withdraw the hasp or perforated projection 13 away from the hole 12in the top or cover.

The casing, consisting of the removable front section 1, the fixedbase-section 7, with its strips 8, and the interlocking grooves 9 andbars 10, enables the front section 1 of the casing to be readilyattached and detached. The sections of the body of the casing when thefront section is in place are united and held against withdrawal of thefront section 1 by the engagement of the peripheral grooves 5 of the topor cover with the flange or tongue 6 on the upper end of the removablesection 1 and the strips 8, and the cover in turn is held againstwithdrawal by the enga ement of the hasp or perforated projection o' theslidable' backboard or backing with the perforation in the top or cover.The casing thus formed of the removable front section and the removabletop or cover enables the casing as a whole to be united readily andquickly and without the necessity or use of screws or other fasteningmeans, and when the top or cover is locked against withdrawal the casingremains intact, and access cannot be had to its interior. At the sametime the unlocking and withdrawal of the top or cover enables the frontsection 1 to be removed or withdrawn, so that ready access is had to theinterior of the casing. The backboard or backing enables the machine asa whole to be placed upon a counter or other support or to be fastenedto a wall or to be otherwise secured in place, so that the machinecannot be interfered with or turned upside down without releasing thebackboard or backing, nor can access be had to the interior of thecasing until the top or cover is unlocked and removed.

At the upper line of the base-section 7 of the casing and extendingrearwardly into the strips 8 is aslot or opening 14. (More particularlyshown in Figs. 1 and 9.) An annular ledge or shelf 15, formed on orconnected with a revoluble cylindrical or other shaped receptacle 16,projects through the slot or opening 141, so that its periphery can becaught or engaged by the hand of the purchaser and the revolublecommodity-carrier turned to a position to bring a compartment orreceptacle thereof in correct relation to the discharging device orejector for the discharging device or ejector to push out anarticle,which will drop into position where it can be reached by thepurchaser. The revoluble commodity carrier in the construction shown islocated between a top and bottom support 17, each support, as shown,being in the form of a spider having radial arms, The two supports aresecured to a shaft 18, which shaft at its upper end revolves in a hangeror bracket 19, secured, as shown, to the back 20 of the casing, and thelower end of the shaft revolves in a bearing 21, secured to the base orbottom of the casing or machine. The revoluble commodity-carrier 16 inthe construction shown consists of a plurality of compartments ortroughs 22, each compartment or trough adapted to receive a multiplicityof packages 23 of the commode ity to be vended, and eachcompartment or.trough at its lower end, as shown, is provided with a lateral flange orlip 24 oneachside purchaser. The discharged lowermost package drops ontoa curved chuteway'25, out of which the package slides to an opening inthe A front of the base, where it can be reached by the purchaser orthe-party operating the machine and withdrawn. A coin-chute 26 opensthrough the front wall of the base 7, and this chute extends into thebase downwardly on a curve, so that a coin entered into the mouth of thechute will. slide fiatwise down the chute inside of the casing to be rera 1 discharged upon a receiver e, the coin-chute having side flanges27 to guide the coin, so as to be discharged from the chute into thecoin receiver or cradle.

The discharging device or ejector is more particularly illustrated inFigs. and 6 of the drawings as to the construction of the carriage andthe arms on which the carriage is supported. A rock shaft 28 is mounted"in:

suitable hearings or brackets 29, secured upon the bottom of the casingor other support. The shaft 28 has fixedly secured thereto the lowerends of arms 30, andthe upper ends of the arms 30 are pivotallyconnected each with one end of the side bars or pieces of aroller-carriage 31, theother ends ofthe side bars orpieces of theroller-carriage being piv otally connected with the upper end of twoarms 32, which arms are pivotally mounted at their lower ends on thebottom ofthe casing or machine. The arms 30 are free to rock with theshaft 28, and the arms 32 are free to rock on their bottom pivots, sothat when the arms 30 are oscillated the roller-car riage 31 will bemoved back and forth-with the oscillation of the supporting-armstherefor. The carriage 31 has pivotally mounted thereon a frame 33,consisting of side bars and a cross-bar at one end ofthe side bars andpivotally mounted in ears extending up from the carriage, so that theframe at its free end is free to riseand fall vertically, and, as shown,the free end of the frame is held in its normal elevated position by aspring or springs 35, mounted on the pivots of the frame, with one endof the spring or springs extending under the cross-bar ofthe frame, asshown in Fi .5. The frame 33 has mount ed therein a ischar ing roller34, which roller is so located am? casing .or otherwise supported.

arranged in relation to the revoluble commodity-carrier as that with'the forwardswing of the carriage 3-1tlirough be droppedon the inclinedreceiver or guideway '25 and be deposited-within reach of the purchaser.

An actuating-lever 36 has its outer end projecting through the frontwall of the base of the casing, where it can be grasped by thepurchaseror operator of the machine. lever 36 can be pivotally mountedat its inner end in any suitable manner, and as shown its inner end ismounted on an ear at- I tached to the bottom of the casing or machineand has attached thereto bya suitable pin or This pivot one end of alink-37, the other end of which link is pivotally attached to an arm38', loosely mounted on the shaft 28 and free to oscillate or vibrate onthe shaftas apivot. The plunger arm or coindischarging. lever hasprojecting out therefrom a stem 39 and at its upper end has a secondstem 40, the stem 39 being for. the'purpose of engaging a coin andoscillating the coin-controlled mechanism to actuate the dischargingroller or ejector. A coin-cradle 41 in the arrangement shown is mountedon an upright or standardv 42', attached to the bottom of the Thiscoincradle, as :shown, has a longitudinal slot or depression 43 andat':the receiving end has I an'inclmed runway 44 for receiving anddischarging false tokens. The cross-wall at the delivery end of thereceiver or cradle, as shown, hasa slot 45 for the passage of the upperstem 40of the discharglng-lever or plun- I ger-arm 38, so that the endof the stem will engage a false token caught in the receiver or cradleand carry such token to be deposited in the runway 44 out of thereceiver or cradle.

A'magnet '46 can be mounted to coact with the receiver or cradle. andstop a false token having magnetic properties, and, as

shown, the ends of the pole-piecesof the mag- -net extend through thebottom of the carriage on each side of the slot or depression 43, 'so asto attract and hold in the receiver or cradle coins or tokenshavingmagneticproperties, and thus prevent the use of such false coinsor tokens in operating themachine.

A coin-retainer .47 is located below'the delivery end of the receiver orcradle and re- 1 ceivesthereinto a coin'of the proper'denomii nation,and this retainer, as shown,has holes 48 and is carried by standards 49,secured upon the shaft 28, and below the coin-retamer a coin-stop 50 isloosely mounted on the shaft 28, which stop supports the coin verticallyedgewise in the retainer, so that the face of the coin can be engaged bythe hole 48 for this urpose. A spring 51,. at-

stem 39, the end of which passes through a ing out from the coin-stop 50and at the other end to a fixed point, serves to return or retract tonormal position the coin-stop. A spring 52, attached at one end to thearm or lever 38 and at the other end to 'a fixed point, serves to returnor retract to normal position the arm or lever, and a spring 53,attached at one end to the coin retainer or support 47 and at the otherend to a fixed point, serves to return or retract to normal position theretainer or su port. A standard or upright 54, attache to the bottom ofthe machine or otherwise, has mounted in its upper end a spring-pawl 55,the acting or stop end 56 of which carries an antifriction roller orsleeve to engage with notches 57 on the wing or plate of the coin-stop50 and notches 58 on a plate 59, extending out from an arm 49, and whenengaged holds the coin retainer or support 47 in its advanced position,so as to deposit the coin therein into a trough 'or other receptacle 60,such deposit of the coin occurring with the initial backward movement ofthe plunger-arm or discharge-lever 38, which allows the coin in theretainer or support to fall therefrom into the trough or receptacle. Thereturn of the plunger-arm to its normal position acts to release thepawl for the coin retainer or support 47 to assume its normal positionunder the slotted discharge end 61 of the coin receiver or cradle inposition to receive the next deposited coin.

The arm which carries the spring-pawl 55 has an-upward extensionterminating at the end in a lateral projection which is in line with themovement of the plunger-arm or discharge-lever 38, so that on the returnmovement of the plunger-arm or discharge lever its edge will engage theside projection of the u Ward extension of the arm carrying the paw andmove such extension rearward, raising the arm of the pawl and releasingthe stop end of the pawl-arm from engagement with the notches 57 and 58,allowing the coinstop and the coin-retainer to return to normalposition, such return being effected by the coil-springs 51 and 53,attached, respectively, to the coin-stop and the coin-retainer.

The operation is as follows: The entered coin passes down the coin-chute26 into the coin receiver or cradle and enters the coin retainer orsupport, where it is held vertically edgewise by the coinstop. Theoperatinglever is then depressed and the stem 39 of the plunger-arm ordischarge-lever 38 is forced through the adjacent hole 48 in the coinretainer or holder 47 and engages the face of the coin, so that with afurther movement of the plunger arm or lever 38 the coin retainer orsupport will be moved to its advanced position and over the coin troughor receptacle. The coin retainer or support 47 is held in its advancedposition by the engagement of the acting end of the pawl 55 with thenotch of the plate 59, and on the initial return or re traction of theplunger arm or lever 38 the coin is released and drops out of the coinretainer or support and the coin retainer or support remains in itsadvanced position until released from the pawl by the return to normalposition of the plunger-arm, the return of the plunger-arm, the coinretainer or support, and the coinstop being effected by their respectivesprings. The movement of the coin retainer or support to its advancedposition rocks the shaft 28, and. the rock of the shaft 28 oscillatesthe arms 30 and the arms 32, moving the carriage 31 in the direction forthe end of the roller-ejector to engage the lowermost package anddischarge such paclage from its compartment or trough to drop on theinclined way to be delivered within reach of the purchaser, and theejector-roller will be retained in its discharging position until therelease and return of the coin retainer or support from its advancedposition, and with the return or retraction of the coin retainer orsupport, the roller-ejector will be returned to normal position forengagement with the lowermost package in a selected compartment ortrough to discharge such package upon the deposit of the coin of theproper denomination and the actuating of the coin-controlled mechanismby which the shaft 28 is rocked.

It will be understood that the commoditycarrier 16 can be readily andeasily revolved by means of the extension or ledge 15, which projectsthrough the slot 14, and such revolvin g of the comm odity-carri or canbe continued until the name of the article desired appears in front ofthe window 3, the names of the artlcles in the various compartments ortroughs being printed or otherwise formed on a band or strip 62, (seeFig. 1,) so as to designate the article contained in the packagesin eachcompartment or trough. The revolving of the commoditycarrier may be suchas to not bring the selected compartment in exact register with thedischarge-roller or ejector 34, and when this is the case the upwardpressure of the discharge-roller or ejector against and upon thesegmental 01' concave edge 63 of the commodity-carrier, a segmental orconcave edge being provided for each compartment, will tend to centerthe compartment and bring the same into correct alinement auto maticallyfor the action of the dischargeroller or ejector, thus insuring theproper positioning of a compartment with the discharge-roller orejector, which is an important feature of the present invei'ition.

An attempt to operate the machine f randulently by depressing theoperating-lever 36 without depositing a coin will be defeated, as insuch case the stem 39 of the plul'iger-arm 38 would merely pass throughthe holes of the coin retainer or support without carrying such retaineror support to the advanced position, which is necessary in order tooperate the discharge-roller 'or'ejector. An attempt to operate themachine by an iron or steel disk'of the diameter and thickness of a coinwill be prevented by the disk being, stopped in the cradle or retainerand held by the magnet, SOjthfllilWlth the advance of the plungerarm thestem 40 thereof will act andmove A TheIoperating-lever 36 in theconstruction:

the caught disk back in the coin'receiver or cradle and into the runwayat the receiving end thereof. A nonmagnetic Washer or disk having a holein-it would not, operate the coin-controlled 'mechanism,,as in such casethe washer or diskif caught in the coin re-' tainer or support wouldhave its hole in line 15 for the passagetherethrough of the ste1n'39,

. and-with the, withdrawal of the stem .39 the Washer would drop, fromthe coin retainer or support, Which would be moved sufficientlyfor theedge of the washer to clear the stop, allowing the washer todropwithoutactuating the coin-icontrolled mechanism.

The constructionshown-in Figs. 1 and 2 illustrates an arrangement fordischarging the, package towardthe rear of the machine instead of towardthe'front,.as1 in the construction and arrangementof Figs. ;5 :and 6..

, of Figs. 1 and 2 is mounted. directly upon the;

roc ngshaft 28, which shaftcarries arms65,

connected i with a carriage 66 ,v in which care riageis pivotallysupported a frame 66*, on, which isv anextension 66 ,,ha.ving.,an upwardrise and-serving as an ejector for the package.

- The shaft "28 hasfixedly secured thereto arms for severing a stringwhen a coin is used with a string attached theretoin.v an attempt to.

' fraudulently operate the machine,

..The operating-lever 36 in the, construction of-Fig. 2 hasan upwardlyextending arm 73 carrying a stem 74,,saidarmand stem constituting theplunger-arm, with the. stem so located as to pass throughthe opening 7 Oin the coin-cradle and contact a coin held in the a cradle toforce thereceiver or cradle to' its ad-' vanced 'osition essentiallyas in theoperation of tl ie construction. shown in Figs. 5 and 6 and hereinbeforedescribed. A magnet 4:6. is securedadjacent'to the .coin receiver orcradle 68 and operatesthe same as the magnet inithe construction of.Figsh5 and. 6. A;

pawl 55,, having astopl end 56, as in the con-' struction of Figs. ,5and 6, is arranged .for the stop end to engage notches 75.. and .76 on abar and attached to one of the arms or stand; ar'd's 67 and a notch 77.on a side plate ofthe coin-stop 78 and hold the coin receiver or thatdescribed for and 6,, except that arm 73 towardv the sion of the coincarry the ejectorcarriage, with the e1 and moves such token.

the periphery of a allowing such coin 'Qr'adle and thecoin-stop in theiradvanced position to deposit a coin, as described for the constructionof Figs. 5 and 6, and the pawl 55 remains in engagement with, thenotches until released by the return movementjor retraction of theplunger-arm 73, as in the construction of Figs. 5 and 6, by, the

edge of the plungerearrn engagement of the with the lateral projectionofthe upward extension of the pawl-arm, asdescribed for the constructionof Fi s.5,and 6.-

V .v The operation 0 the mod fied. construction shown in Fig. ,2 ,issubstantially similar to the. construction of Figs 5 the, upwardmovement of the operating-lever .36 carries the plunger,- dependingportion of the coin receiver or cradle for the end of the stem 74 toengage the coin intlre aperturedeXtenreceiver or cradle-for the furtheradvance of the lunger-arrn to. force the coin receiver or cradiiesition. .Theinovenient of the coin receiver or cradle to its, advanced.position. causes the ar'ms 65, mounted on the.rock-'shaft;to ector.thereon, for the ej ector'to contact the. ow'ermost, package in theselected compartment or trough 22Qand force thepacka'ge onto the.slideway25 to be delivered to the purchaser.

The op eration of the mechanism of Fig. 2 as to ejecting afalse token isessentiallythesameas the operation in the construction'of 5 and to itsadvanced po-.

6, except. that the'plungerarm has an upwardlyeproj ecting portionforming a stem correspondingto the stem 40 inthe construction of Figs.'5 and 6, the end of which stem passes through the slot in the bottomofthe coin.re-

ceiver or cradle and engages a caught token toward the discharge end ofthe coin receiver or cradle, for. the

caught token to drop into the downward extension at the discharge endof. the coin re.-.

ceiver or cradle and be caught by the stem 74 of the plunger-arm, whichhas passed throu' h theopening70 for the caught token to be heild by thestem until the plunger-arm, when the caught token will drop from theretainer of the coin receiver or cradleinto a slideway 80, whichdeposit. is fat; tained by the coin-stop having passed to an advancedposition,

descending [coin ortoken', or token to drop without operating thecoin-controlled mechanism. i What Iregardas new, and desire to securebyLetters Patent, is? V v $.71. A .vending-machine. provided with arevoluble commodity-carrier and a springactuated combined centering anddischarging devicetherefor, substantially as described.

rocking shaft, arms carried thereby, andia carriage attached to saidarms, a frame return movement. of. the

whereit will notlengage 4. In a vending-machine provided with arevoluble commodity-carrier, an ejector located in cooperative relationto the carrier for discharging packages from the carrier, a carriage, apivoted frame on the carriage and supporting the ejector and a swingingsupport for the carriage, substantially as described.

5. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejectorlocated in cooperative relation to the carrier for discharging packagesfrom the carrier, a carriage on which the ejector is horizontally andyieldably mounted, and a swinging vertical support for the carriage,substantially as described.

- 6. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejectorlocated in cooperative relation to the carrier for discharging packagesfrom the carrier, a carriage on which the ejector is yieldably mounted,swinging arms one for each corner of the carriage and pivotallyconnected at their upper ends to the carriage, and means for oscillatingthe swinging arms to advance and recede the ejector, substantially asdescribed.

7. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejectorlocated in cooperative'relation to the carrier for discharging packagesfrom the carrier, a carriage on which the ejector is yieldably mounted,swinging arms one for each corner of the carriage and pivotallyconnected at their upper ends to the carriage, a rock-shaft on which twoof the swinging arms are fixedly mounted, and means for rocking theshaft, substantially as described.

8. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejectorlocated in cooperative relation to the carrier for discharging packagesfrom the carrier, a carriage on which the ejector is yieldably mounted,swinging arms one for each corner of the carriage and pivotallyconnected at their upper ends to the carriage, a rock-shaft on which twoof the swinging arms are fixedly mounted, an actuating-lever for rockingthe shaft and a looking and releasing mechanism for the shaft,substantially as described.

9. In a vending-machine, a revoluble commodity-carrier, an ejectorlocated in co6perative relation to the carrier for discharging packagesfrom the carrier, a pivotally-supported frame carrying the ejector, anda swinging support for the frame, substantially as described. I

1.0. In a vending-machine, the combination of a revoluble verticalgoods-carrier, and a delivery mechanism having an ejectorroller locatedat its top and beneath the revoluble vertical goods-carrier,substantially as described.

11. A vending-machine provided with a casing composed of a separablefront section, a separable cover and a separable back, all of theseparable sections interlocking one with the other and when in positionheld in place when the back is secured in position, substantially asdescribed.

12. A vending-machine rovided with a casing composed of a plurality ofseparable parts each whereof slidably engages the other, and a supportengaging the top and when locked thereto retaining the other portions inposition, substantially as described.

13. A vending-machine having a casing provided with guideways, a movableportion of the casing having guides to enter said guideways, a tophaving a flange to engage said parts, and a support to be locked to saidtop to retain the other portions in position, substantially asdescribed.

14. In a vending-machine provided with a casing having body portionsconstructed to slidably engage each other, a sliding cover engaging thebody portions, a support engaging with the body portions and adapted tobe locked to the cover and retain the several parts of the casing inposition, substantially as described.

15. In a vending-machine, a casing consisting of a fixed base-sectionhaving at its rear side upwardly-extending strips, a removable frontsection, means for interlocking the front section at its rear end withthe strips of the base-section, a cover-section, and means forinterlocking the cover-section with the strips of the base-section andthe .front section, substantially as described.

16. In a vending-machine, a casing consisting of a fixed base-sectionhaving at its rear side upwardly-extending strips, a removable frontsection, means for interlocking the front section at its rear end withthe strips of the base-section, a cover-section, means for interlockingthe cover-section with the strips of the base-section and the frontsection, and a sliding backing adapted to interlock with the cover,substantially as described.

17. In a vending-machine, a casing consisting of a fixed base-sectionhaving at its rear on each side upwardly-extending strips, each striphaving a vertical groove on its interior, a removable front sectionhaving at the rear of each side wall thereof a vertical bar to enter andengage with the vertical groove of the adjacent strip of thebase-section, an outfront section and of the strips of the base-sectlon,for interlocking the parts when the cover is in place, substantially asdescribed.

18. In a vending-machine, a casing consisting of a fixed base-sectionhaving at its rear on each side upwardly-extending strips,

each strip having a vertical groove on its interior, a removable frontsection having at the rear of each side Wall thereof a vertical bar toenter and engage with the vertical groove of the adjacent strip of thebase-section, an outwardly-projecting flange at the upper end of thefront section and the strips of the basesection, and a cover havingaround its periphery a groove to receive the flange of the front sectionand of the strips of the base-section, and having at its rear side ahole for interlocking the parts when the cover is in i place, a slidingbacking, grooves at the rear edges of the strips of the base-section andreceiving the sliding backing and a hasp carried'by the sliding back andpassing through the hole at the rear of the cover for locking the coverin place, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, at Los'Angeles, in the county ofLos Angeles, State of California, this 11th day of April, 1903.

JOHN E. PACKARD.

Witnesses JOHN SATTERWHITE, MIGNON FORD.

